Is Wolverine a midget?

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In real life, a guy who is 5'3 is very very short.
But ...

Given that Wolverine is well over a century old, it's safe to say that he's not going to grow any taller than he already is. Once a person reaches about 18 years of age, they've pretty much become as tall as they're ever going to get. Some comics depict him as being taller, but things like that are simply down to individual artistic interpretation.

Originally Posted by dent

Also, do you think there is a reason they created Wolverine to be so short?

Well, I suspect this is merely a nod to the fact that Wolverine's personality is similar to that of an actual wolverine. Wolverines are small animals, and extremely vicious - they will attack animals much larger than themselves, and it's almost unheard of for them to back down from a threat. Sound like a certain Canadian mutant to you?

Wolverine is Canadian? I didn't know that. I'm 6' tall and I don't think 5'3" or whatever is considered a midget. Besides, I think midgets prefer "little people." I think using the term "midget" is offensive now-a-days.

4'10" or lower in height when fully grown is the classification for a little person and that height is still pushing the limit. Wolverine is not at all little person by any means however he is still horizontally challenged for sure

Well, I suspect this is merely a nod to the fact that Wolverine's personality is similar to that of an actual wolverine. Wolverines are small animals, and extremely vicious - they will attack animals much larger than themselves, and it's almost unheard of for them to back down from a threat.

He's also very hairy.

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Look at Wolverine in the 70s and 80s he's shorter than all other X-Men also look at the early 90s cartoon and old Logan is short again, but hey I'm a short arse too he's standing up for all us short men by kicking arse and plus he's way cooler than that tall boyscout Cyclops.